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Philosophy 101

Richard Rorty, RIP

Brad
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0 posted 2007-06-11 05:18 AM

I don't have time to get some links up but wanted to get this going.

So far, it hasn't been a good year for me. ):

Sunshine

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1 posted 2007-06-11 07:01 AM

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/06/11/MNG73QD5D11.DTL

Someone to admire, in many circles.

Thank you, Brad.

Drauntz
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2 posted 2007-06-11 11:06 AM

Thank you Brad for mention this
and thank you Sunshine for the link.

very interesting

And like his question

"what, if anything, philosophy was good for.''
I think about it.

Drauntz
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3 posted 2007-06-11 03:24 PM

The usage of philosophy

1. topic of debate which for the best is killing time.
2. something to think about
3. something to give a sprite echo
4. guidance of life
5. grouping people
6. brain teaser

Brad
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4 posted 2007-06-12 08:51 PM

Rorty often modified his 'end of philosophy' rhetoric with the simple point that there will always be younger people (new voices) who stumble across Plato or Plantinga, Hegel or Heidegger, Kant or Davidson or Dickinson, Poe (egads!) or Proust and will want voices to help them along.

It is perhaps difficult for those who have not read more difficult authors, who decide without reading who to ignore or who to follow, what the interest is, but Rorty always seemed to have faith that a new generation would come and try again.

Perhaps I need to have more faith in that generation.

[This message has been edited by Brad (06-12-2007 11:12 PM).]

Sunshine

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5 posted 2007-06-12 10:55 PM

Brad...

You are that generation....